ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT
08/16/2024
 
ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES AT SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT
GAME ID: 8221 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes (97-21) 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 10 13 2
San Bernardino Flight (41-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 7 1
Flight Fall, 10-6, to Benedict, Earthquakes
Led by 21-year-old Chris Benedict, the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes downed the San Bernardino Flight, 10-6. Benedict belted 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for Ft. Wayne. Marcos Patino earned the save, his 24th. Ft. Wayne goes to 97-21. The win puts them 21 games up in their division.

With Ft. Wayne leading 6-0 in the top of the sixth, Benedict batted against San Bernardino pitcher Elias Lopez. Benedict hit a fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 31st home run of the season put the Earthquakes on top, 10-0.

Said Earthquakes manager Du-sung Moon: "We're playing a good brand of baseball."
FT. WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE SAN BERNARDINO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Squires CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .411 12 32
   a-J. Villalobos PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 5 20
B. Richardson 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .338 18 73
   b-F. Mendez PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 7 24
C. Benedict RF 5 2 2 5 0 0 1 .363 31 113
J. Valdez SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .402 31 112
C. Pinson DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .303 16 49
C. Koerner C 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .377 31 104
J. Huerta 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .316 5 23
   c-M. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 2 12
V. Lara LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .285 14 48
J. Saenz 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .237 9 21
Totals 38 10 13 10 5 6 18      
a - J. Villalobos pinch hit for M. Squires in the 7th
b - F. Mendez pinch hit for B. Richardson in the 8th
c - M. Garcia substituted for J. Huerta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Koerner (15, 4th Inning off R. Lozada, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Huerta (4, 7th Inning off E. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Richardson (18, 1st Inning off R. Lozada, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Benedict 2 (31, 5th Inning off E. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off E. Lopez, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Koerner (31, 6th Inning off E. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Squires , B. Richardson 5 , C. Benedict 8 , J. Valdez 2 , C. Pinson , C. Koerner 6 , J. Huerta 3 , V. Lara
2-out RBI: C. Benedict
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Villalobos , J. Saenz
GIDP: C. Benedict
Hit by Pitch: V. Lara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Richardson (14) , J. Valdez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Mendez (6) , J. Valdez (31)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vega SS 4 0 0 2 1 1 2 .331 6 23
P. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .301 13 42
N. Watkins C 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .300 3 11
S. Blum LF, RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .265 3 16
J. Cortes RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322 14 55
   a-P. Anderson PH, LF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .331 3 19
J. Barrera CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .304 11 40
J. Cisneros DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .444 2 5
   b-H. Paula DH 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 .333 25 84
R. Vazquez 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .294 1 5
Y. Okazaki 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .302 10 31
Totals 36 6 7 5 8 7 26      
a - P. Anderson pinch hit for J. Cortes in the 8th
b - H. Paula inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Barrera (12, 4th Inning off W. Trujillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Watkins , S. Blum , J. Barrera 4 , J. Cisneros , R. Vazquez
2-out RBI: J. Vega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Rodriguez , N. Watkins 2 , J. Cortes , J. Cisneros , R. Vazquez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Vazquez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Okazaki-Vazquez)
FT. WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN BERNARDINO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Trujillo W (3-1) 6.2 5 2 1 3 4 0 79 2.11   
H. Reyes 0.1 1 4 4 3 1 0 26 7.04   
M. Guzman 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 3.26   
M. Patino SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Trujillo 59
Batters Faced: W. Trujillo 28, H. Reyes 6, M. Guzman 7, M. Patino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Trujillo 7-9, H. Reyes 0-0, M. Guzman 1-2, M. Patino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Trujillo 79-46, H. Reyes 26-11, M. Guzman 23-10, M. Patino 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Reyes 3-1 , M. Guzman 3-3 , M. Patino 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lozada L (4-2) 4.1 5 2 2 2 4 1 74 4.14   
E. Lopez 1.0 6 8 7 1 0 3 33 12.31   
E. Ramos 2.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 39 8.54   
G. Pena 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lozada 47
Batters Faced: R. Lozada 20, E. Lopez 10, E. Ramos 11, G. Pena 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lozada 7-2, E. Lopez 0-1, E. Ramos 4-1, G. Pena 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lozada 74-48, E. Lopez 33-20, E. Ramos 39-23, G. Pena 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lopez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Benedict
Ballpark: Ballpark of San Bernardino
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 2287
Special Notes: SP Robbie Lozada was injured while pitching.
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